Link to this page: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/380/4282
From The Socialist newspaper, 12 February 2005
Bolsover protesters win round one of toxic waste battle
"WE'VE WON the first round but need to carry on until this toxic site is cleaned."
That was the mood of 500 local people in Bolsover on 5 February, demonstrating in protest at a planning application for a new waste disposal plant on the heavily polluted Coalite site.
Days before the march the local paper splashed the news - the company had withdrawn its application! Apparently they decided the site was not suitable.
A 1,400-signature petition and 500 protest letters to the County Council, two public meetings each attended by over 200 people and this demonstration undoubtedly helped make Anglo United's corporate minds up.
Why not click here to join the Socialist Party, or click here to donate to the Socialist Party.
In The Socialist 12 February 2005:
Defend pensions: All out on 23 March
Time to make a stand on pensions
NUT leadership wriggle over pension action
Incapacity benefit: New Labour hits the poor and vulnerable
Bolsover protesters win round one of toxic waste battle
Crisis time in Welsh hospitals
Immigration policy: Labour apes the Tories - again
Longbridge workers still fighting to defend jobs
Left victory in firefighters' union
UNISON general secretary election: Prentis attacks the opposition
Iraq - mobilise to withdraw the troops
Huge crowd cheers Chavez's radical speech at World Social Forum 2005
Socialism can 'make poverty history'
Northern Ireland decommissioning crisis: The failure of sectarian politics
Slovakia: Multinational victimises trade unionists
Scottish Socialist Party: Clear socialist alternative needed
Home | The Socialist 12 February 2005 | Join the Socialist Party
Join us today!
Printable version
email to friend
